Philippians 4:7 says that the peace of God transcends all understanding. I don’t understand it either, but I’ve experienced it. First of all, you should know that the Hebrew/Jewish understanding of this word “Peace” ultimately comes from their understanding of the word “Shalom.” It was …
Read More5 Life-Changing Experiences – White Out
My first memory of God was truly dramatic! My family had been skiing in Colorado and were traveling through New Mexico on our way home to Corpus Christi, when a snow storm came upon us. A “white out” is the term used when there’s is …
Read More5 Experiences that Changed My Life
Today I’ll write the first of a series five posts. I’ll post one a day over the next week describing an experience that changed my life. I will, however, avoid the ones that everyone expects – the day I began following Jesus, my wedding day, …
Read MorePlaying in the Dirt
Lately I’ve been reading a book called “Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus.” So far, it’s a great book – all about the Jewishness of Jesus and the insights that come to the Scriptures when you understand Jewish culture. I’m loving it!!! (I’m hoping …
Read MoreKasen Discovers: The Bounce House
This is one of those obligatory father posts – some of you won’t care, but I’m a proud father who has to share ’cause he loves his boy so much! We went to the church-wide BBQ today in honor of the first responders of Lake …
Read MoreJesus in the Passover – Maundy Thursday
I had the pleasure of leading our congregation through a Seder/Passover meal a couple of years ago. I put together a little booklet called a “Haggadah“ to explain the symbolism behind each element of the meal. I made the booklet into a slide show for …
Read MoreRePost: Tyranny of the Urgent
photo credit: Pulpolux !!! I posted this one other time back in 2007, but was struggling with some of the same issues today. I thought it was worth reposting: Charles E. Hummel writes, “We live in a constant tension between the urgent and the important.” …
Read MorePrecious Cargo
Here are a couple of pics I had to post. I guess it’s that proud father thing coming out of me.
Read MoreBluebonnets
One of the women in the office (Ginger) has some bluebonnets in her backyard and she invited us over to take a few pics. Here’s what we ended up with. (Click on the first one and then you can flip through them all.) . . …
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